The Lord Grantchester
Labour
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Grantchester's full title is The Lord Grantchester. His name is Christopher John Suenson-Taylor, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
189 divisions
2 Content(1.1%)
109 Not-Content(57.7%)
78 didn't vote(41.3%)
2026-09-08
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26–63
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2026-07-21
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173–234
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2026-07-13
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2026-04-27
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2026-04-23
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2026-04-13
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27–89
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2026-03-26
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2026-03-25
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2026-03-24
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2026-03-05
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2026-02-04
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Source: lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk. "Result" shows the headline
Content vs Not-Content tally (including tellers). The Lords doesn't
publish a "didn't vote" attendance roll like the Commons, so the
figure above conflates absence with abstention.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
My Lords, being unaware of the specific confidential financial arrangements of the UK water companies with the Bank of China, but given the high level of public anxiety over water companies’ performance and competence, can my noble friend the Minister gi
2026-04-22
Low-carbon Heat Networks
My Lords, the decarbonisation of heat remains one of the biggest challenges to achieving net zero, and heat networks are a new growth opportunity. Is it not anomalous that there are no decarbonisation requirements on non-domestic buildings? I agree with
2026-04-21
Electricity: Domestic Pricing
My Lords, this is one aspect of the high cost of electricity in the UK. The wider question it raises is: what plans do the Government have to reduce the cost of electricity? On the electrification of the energy mix of the future, which is among the many
2026-03-04
Taiwan
My Lords, on the subject of peace through enhancing trade, what steps are the Government taking to enhance the superiority of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry through its accession to the CPTPP? Could the Minister inform the House of the plans that we ha
2026-03-04
Taiwan
My Lords—
2026-01-27
Warm Homes Plan
This is great news, my Lords. It would be good to be reassured that the warm homes agency will act as a one-stop shop to provide advice to consumers to help them navigate through the best options for their homes. The fuel poverty strategy rightly recogni
Farming is a very important part of the rural economy and the basis of the food and drink sector. The Treasury is to be congratulated on recognising the reality of asset values while maintaining the principle of inclusion for inheritance tax—that entrepr
2025-12-09
Tropical Forest Forever Facility
My Lords, I pay tribute to our Secretary of State for DESNZ and his team for their dedication to keep attention on the climate agenda. Does my noble friend agree that, besides finance, the United Kingdom’s organisational support and commitment to encoura
My Lords, as the first to speak after the Minister from the Government Benches, it is my honour to welcome my noble friend Lord Whitehead, of Saint Mary’s, to the Dispatch Box and to congratulate him on his brilliant maiden speech. I pay tribute to his j
I thank my constituency MP, the newly elected Member for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth, and the newly ennobled noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for drawing up this simple amendment to the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953. It modernises
My Lords, I support the Bill and thank our two parliamentary veterinary Members, Dr Danny Chambers in the other place and the noble Lord, Lord Trees, for their sponsorship of this measure, introduced with the backing and support of the Government. This i
2025-07-15
Football Governance Bill [HL]
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister and commend the excellent work of her officials in her department’s Bill team on the amendments returned from the Commons that clarify and tidy provisions in the Bill. I congratulate them especially o
I thank my noble friend the Minister for his introduction to the energy policy statements before the Committee. They are necessary and important. Energy security and lower bills for consumers can best be delivered by delivering clean power by 2030 on the
2025-06-26
National Security Strategy
My Lords, in these dangerous times, will my noble friend the Leader of the House also emphasise the importance of food security to an island nation that produces little more than 60% of its food needs? Can she explain how the Government are redrawing the
I open my remarks today by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Sheehan, for the excellent way in which she chaired the committee throughout a rather tricky period over the election and change of Government last summer. The committee also changed its policy
I preface my remarks by thanking my noble friend Lord Rooker for his comments. They resonate so much with me in terms of how this Government have approached the farming sector, which is to be regretted. I will go on to say much in support of my noble fri
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth, for his introductory remarks and his clear, disciplined leadership of the committee. With no experience in this field on joining the committee, I was struck by how an industry has grown up around in
2025-03-17
Football Governance Bill [HL]
I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this little debate on this group of amendments. Although I would have welcomed a little further development from my noble friend, I certainly understand her response. I also understand the comment from the noble
2025-03-17
Football Governance Bill [HL]
My Lords, I propose Amendment 35 in the name in the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, to which I have added my name. I declare my interests as a former director of Everton Football Club. I am now chair of its memorabilia trust and a small shareholder.
2025-03-17
Football Governance Bill [HL]
2025-01-29
ECO4 and Insulation Schemes
I welcome the determination to correct this and put the situation right. I am concerned over the effect of this on public confidence in TrustMark and undertaking home improvements. Regarding retrofitting, householders used to be able to approach with con
2025-01-14
UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue
My Lords, this was an important visit. I welcome the Statement and endorse the importance of productive trade deals around the world leading to growth opportunities. I am pleased that the agritrade restrictions have been lifted. The UK has enjoyed a bene
2024-12-19
English Devolution
My Lords, in this age of black holes, will mayors’ offices be adequately resourced to fulfil their potential? The newly elected mayor for Warrington and Cheshire is warmly encouraged by business locally, ensuring greater accountability and focus from loc
2024-12-17
Great British Energy Bill
My Lords, while the Committee considers the amendments in this group drawing attention to immediate overriding priority objectives, I would like to provide a wider context that includes consumers and demand-side aspects. Perhaps it could be summed up by
2024-12-03
Planning Reforms: Net-zero Carbon Emissions
My Lords, one of the urgent challenges to deliver net-zero carbon emissions is to facilitate the delivery of onshore wind and solar, persistently denied by the previous Conservative Governments. Delivery of solar via grid connections to rural areas neces
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Register of Interests · 8 entries on file
Declarations under the Lords Code of Conduct. Free text — no monetary values, no hours worked. A declaration that an interest exists, not a claim about its size.
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
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Glen Trool Estates Ltd (holiday home in Dumfries and Galloway)
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2025-04-05
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
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BOSSTX (machinery dealership)
registered 2022-06-22 · amended 2025-04-05
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Everton Football Club Company Ltd
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2026-06-16
Category 3: Land and property
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Property in Austin, Texas, USA
registered 2022-05-19 · amended 2025-04-05
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Land and property in Cheshire, including dairy farm in receipt of payments through Rural Payments Agency
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Land and property in Dumfries and Galloway
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Property in Westminster
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2026-06-16
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Property in Dallas, Texas, USA
registered 2010-05-13 · amended 2025-04-05
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Party history
1995-11-27 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
2016-07-14 → 2022-01-19
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2015-09-18 → 2022-01-19
Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
2014-07-01 → 2021-05-17
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2010-10-08 → 2021-05-17
Opposition Whip (Lords)
Committee memberships
2026-06-22 → present
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
2004-12-06 → 2026-04-29
Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords)
2022-01-19 → 2022-11-28
Land Use in England Committee
2022-01-19 → 2025-01-30
Environment and Climate Change Committee
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
2026-06-22 → present
European Affairs Committee
2026-01-27 → 2026-04-29
European Affairs Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
grantchesterj@parliament.uk
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020 7219 5421; Fax: 020 7219 5979 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 4 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 4 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.